Register Recipe Contest: Tell us your 'Memories of Mom'

Apr. 24, 2013

Even if mom wasnít a superstar in the kitchen, most people can recall a food memory from their childhood, something theyíve taken with them into adulthood and shared with their own family.

We want to hear about those recipes and stories in our Memories of Mom contest. Tell us your favorite recipes of your mother, and why they inspire such warm memories and feelings in your life today.

HOW IT WORKS: Submit your motherís recipe and explain why itís important and special to you and your family at DesMoinesRegister.com/momrecipe by end of the day May 2.

WINNER: Des Moines Register editors will choose the winning recipe and story. That person and his or her dish will be photographed for a story that will appear in the May 12 Des Moines Sunday Register.

PRIZE: The winner will receive a $200 gift certificate to Kitchen Collage in Des Moinesí East Village.